Canoa: A Shameful Memory
A town. Vested interests. 1968: a decisive year in the history of Mexico.7.8
Plot
A group of students arrives in a small town during a hiking expedition. Once there, the local priest accuses them of being communist agitators on the run from an army crack-down against student demonstrations in nearby Mexico City and rallies the townsfolk to lynch them. Based on a true story.
Writer | Tomás Pérez Turrent |
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Director | Felipe Cazals |
Actor | Salvador Sánchez, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Enrique Lucero |
Country | Mexico |
Production | Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Producción Cinematográfica (STPC) |